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University News
September 5, 2017
During the half-century from 1920 to 1970, according to Chris Lemmon, the son of famed actor Jack Lemmon, Hollywood’s stars and moguls were some of the most powerful and influential people in the world.
"Their every move was planned and choreographed, and their every movement was photographed and publicized," said Chris.
The result?
"People across world hung on their every move," he said. "And the backstreet theatres of Vaudeville became the studios of Hollywood, and one of the greatest business empires on earth."
An analysis of this period is the focus of a special topics class titled "The Golden Age of Hollywood – Life Beyond the Silver Screen," a University of New Haven film course being taught this fall by Chris Lemmon, who has more than 40 TV and film acting credits himself.
Chris Lemmon introduces his one-man show "Twist of Lemmon".
The course is exploring how and why some of the greatest films, plays, and television programs were conceived and ultimately created. In addition, it will examine the creators and collaborators and how their experiences affected not only their personal lives but the lives of their loved ones.
"The course is about the most influential industry in the world, and what it was back in the era of innocence," Lemmon told WNPR. "That golden age of Hollywood -- Camelot. And what that means to us now."
Chris is taking the students right into a time and era long gone but where the entertainment business of today evolved from.
– Tom Garrett, Communication, Film and Media Studies Chair
"He has amazing stories to tell, as he was there. On any given night, in his childhood home, it was nothing to have Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Cagney or Walter Matthau over, and JFK or George Cukor would happen to drop by, while Eli Kazan and Warren Beatty would be in a corner chatting with Gloria Swanson."
The film course and a one-man play Lemmon performed on campus was also featured in Connecticut Magazine and on WTNH.
The Charger Blog
Entrepreneur David Sussman partnered with the University of New Haven to pilot Uccountability, a program designed to strengthen student success through structured peer accountability. Students from the first cohort shared the far-reaching impact of their experiences.
University News
The University of New Haven has signed a master research agreement with Capewell Aerial Systems, a Connecticut aerospace manufacturer, to provide hands-on engineering projects and internships focused on aviation safety and advanced manufacturing.
Charger 360
Kat Swistak '26 reflects on her journey from a small town in New Jersey to the University of New Haven to study forensic science. A marketing minor, she talked about her work with Charger Athletics, including serving as the social media manager for women's rugby and field hockey as well as being part of Chargers Creative, the student-led group that supports social and digital media that generate millions of impressions for the University's Division I athletics teams. This work, as well as her involvement with the Office of Marketing and Communications student content team has broadened her career aspirations to work in content creation. She also talked about her plans for the Women in Sports Club, which she hopes will be her legacy as a Charger. "I'm so glad that I came here. I wouldn't have been able to grow and be who I am without coming here."